Does anyone know if it is possible to use the Roku overseas? I would love to get my husband one for Christmas, however he is in Switzerland indefinitely. Does it have dual current or would I have to use a transformer? Also ... would there be a problem downloading the content to a foreign ip address? Any help would be appreciated (I would love to be able to watch something when I am trapped over there!!

pity, I have the same problem with DVDs that are zone coded. When is Hollywood going to realize how small the world is... and that i should be able to watch a video i have purchased anywhere I would like to watch it!

I suspect that if you set up a VPN connection the Roku player / XBox / PS3 / etc may still work for NetFlix....
It would probably add a bunch of extra latency and you'd have to have pretty solid internet connections all the way around...

I'm pretty sure it would violate the terms of the service though so recommend against it... Hopefully the content providers will eventually allow international licensing so Netflix could provide the service internationally. (I am pretty sure it is a political / legal issues and not technical ones preventing it.)

You could also use a Slingbox to control the Roku and watch the video feed from it, but that would again require a fast internet connection on both ends to get decent enough quality. You could also sign up for one of the paid US proxy servers to connect through, then you could just stream Netflix right through your computer. There are lots of ways around it, they are just all a PITA.

jhoucke wrote:pity, I have the same problem with DVDs that are zone coded. When is Hollywood going to realize how small the world is... and that i should be able to watch a video i have purchased anywhere I would like to watch it!

There used to be a format called HD DVD that was entirely region free, but it no longer exists, it was nice while it lasted though.